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Grex Internet Item 36: TV news and the Internet
Entered by omni on Fri Mar 11 05:34:28 UTC 1994:


   I have been noticing a revolution of sorts; TV news programs are 
now soliciting comments from those who use the Internet. 2 examples
come to mind, WXYZ and Dateline NBC now have Internet addresses and 
they do solicit comments and suggestions from thier viewers. Does
this mean that the age of the "crackpot" is dead? or are these programs
just manipulating the new segment of the audience?

 Dateline NBC's address is dateline@nbc.ge.com  and Ch 7 's is
wxyztv@aol.com (in case you had an urge to mail them)

10 responses total.

#1 of 10 by davel on Fri Mar 11 11:20:54 1994:

One commentator on APR's Marketplace program gives an email address, and
at least one other thing on public radio urges you to talk to them by
joining some conference on The Well.  I have no idea how this translates
to an email address.  I honestly have wondered why, since they're constantly
urging you to write or call and presenting a selection of the results,
*all* the NPR news programs don't provide email addresses.  I'd write &
tell them how silly they are, if they provided  email addresses for
me to write to.  8-{)>

#2 of 10 by kaplan on Sat Mar 12 21:13:33 1994:

I have not yet sent mail to a radio or TV station or show, but I'm sure I
will have the urge one of these days.  If I remember right...

APR's Marketplace (WUOM-91.7 FM 6:30 PM weekdays) can be reached in the
radio conference on the Well.  I don't know how we can get to the Well or
how we can e-mail to them.

NPR's Science Friday (WKAR-870 AM 2:00-4:00 Fridays) email to
SciFri@aol.com and if you're on AOL, you can actually type comments to the
show while it's on the air.  I guess it's good if the 1-800 number for
call-ins is busy or if you don't want your voice heard on the air.

NPR's Talk of the Nation (WKAR 2-4 Mon-Thurs) email to totn@aol.com

#3 of 10 by srw on Sun Mar 13 08:04:10 1994:

The well can be found at well.com
Send email to username@well.com
Telnet to well.com and log in as guest or newuser

#4 of 10 by davel on Sun Mar 13 10:52:27 1994:

How do you get a username from a statement like "You can find us in the
radio conference on The Well"?

#5 of 10 by srw on Sun Mar 13 16:28:56 1994:

I was just answering the posted question:
"I don't know how we can get to the Well or how we can e-mail to them"
But let me suggest that you now can telnet to the well and join
their radio conference. Perhaps if you ask there?

#6 of 10 by davel on Sun Mar 13 21:42:26 1994:

(I thought joining cost $$$, so I hesitate.)

#7 of 10 by srw on Sun Mar 13 22:20:31 1994:

I tried telnetting to the well and logging in as guest.
You can see what the well is about, but you can't read
the radio conference without joining.
It does cost money to join. $15/month + $2/hour.
But they have an email address for getting help -
support@well.com or support@well.sf.ca.us, perhaps if you
asked them or asked postmaster@well.com you could get an
email address without having to join.

#8 of 10 by omni on Mon Apr 18 04:43:14 1994:

   Today's Freep has a big article on E-Mail and in reading it, I found a
NEW address... Marc Gunther who happens to be a TV writer for the Freep
uses The Well,as well as America On-Line and Compuserve...
 
Addresses are:
 marcgu@aol.com 
 marcg@well.sf.ca.us.
 and Compuserve 72662,2512.

Does anyone know HOW to mail someone at Compuserve? What would be the
Internet address for C-serve... I've had this comment for Heath Meriweather
for a while.....;)

#9 of 10 by srw on Mon Apr 18 05:25:41 1994:

I know how. Compuser accounts are always nnnnn,nnnn so you have to change 
the comma to a period and add @compuserve.com to get a valid internet address.
Try 72662.2512@compuserve.com

#10 of 10 by omni on Mon Apr 18 18:07:00 1994:

 Thanks, Steve.

Now, I can write fan letters to Rush Limbaugh ;)

(Fat chance of THAT ever happening.)

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